Weird vibe in Cleveland today — no surprise. As ever, when it comes to sports milestones, my home town is on the brink of something... well, not joyous, unless the team can somehow combine an unlikely on-court win against the Heat with an off-court... Hey, wait a second! It seems like Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is trying to build a tampering case against Miami regarding the Whore of Akron's free agency.

Shocking that the story leaked on the eve of LeBronnukah. Shocking to hear it alleged that Pat Riley may have broken the rules in an attempt to win. Shocking that Gilbert would keep punching. But most shocking of all would be if NBA Commisar David Stern were to take an honest look at what went down.

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I've been accused here in Cleveland of fomenting violence simply by dismissing all the morons telling Cleveland to behave like a good little boy tonight. It always tickles me when the media plays schoolmarm, talks down to whole groups of people, and pretends to uphold a standard of morality based on something other than pure profit.

For what it's worth — next to nothing — I'm inclined to vote against any form of physical violence. But if the Whore of Akron walks out on the court and tries his little chalk-toss routine at the Q tonight, I hope a Clevelander has the guts to protest. LeBron James has never had the integrity or courage to hold himself accountable for anything he's done if the consequences weren't to his liking, and I don't expect that ever to change. But if he wants to play the big shot here, he's asking to be treated like the villain that he is. Don't blame Cleveland for standing up for itself.

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